Engineering Director

On June 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at All Occasions Catering (922 N. Central St.) City staff will seek input from community residents and property owners about a proposal to restripe North Broadway between Depot Avenue and Central Street.
The “complete streets” proposal calls for adding bike lanes to this section of Broadway and reducing the road from four to three traffic lanes.
Broadway is already three lanes north of Central Street, and the state’s Broadway Viaduct replacement will convert the bridge to three lanes. So making this section of Broadway between Depot Avenue and Central Street a three-lane road would add consistency, reduce confusion and lane mergers, and therefore improve safety, according to traffic engineers.Read More

The Knoxville Bicycle Facilities Plan was developed in 2015 to assist in advancing
Knoxville as a city where biking is safe, convenient, and a desirable mode of
transportation for residents and visitors. The City understands that biking is a key component of a diverse transportation network, promoting healthy lifestyles and making its streets more vibrant and attractive. For people to choose biking over other modes of transportation, facilities must be provided that are safe, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing, while also connecting logical desire lines between recognized origins and destinations. A hierarchy of bicycle facilities must be planned, designed, and implemented that provide access and mobility to all users, regardless of age or ability,
allowing for a more personable travel experience, patronage of businesses, and the pursuit of active, healthy lifestyles.

The Knoxville Bicycle Facilities Plan was a collaborative effort of the City of Knoxville and the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). The Plan is intended to provide a framework of physical infrastructure improvements to make Knoxville a safer and more comfortable place to bicycle for both recreation and transportation.
View the finalized report for the 2015 Bicycle Facilities Plan [PDF].

In 2012, the City only had about 5 miles of designated bike lanes. But since 2016, that total has been increased to 13 miles of bike lanes and 2.4 miles of buffered bike lanes – a tripling of the number of miles of bicycle infrastructure to 15.4 miles.
Four new bicycle infrastructure projects totaling another 2.5 miles are being planned - and the City is asking for input from residents, bicyclists and motorists.
The four projects (Chapman Hwy., Middlebrook Pk., Woodland Ave., and Adair Dr.) were detailed at a Dec. 8, 2016 public meeting. Public comments were accepted through Jan. 6, 2017 and suggestions from the public were used in finalizing the best design options.Read Blog Post View the 2016 Concept Designs [PDF]

BIKE LANES ON BROADWAY

On June 4, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at All Occasions Catering (922 N. Central St.) City staff will seek input from community residents and property owners about a proposal to restripe North Broadway between Depot Avenue and Central Street.
The “complete streets” proposal calls for adding bike lanes to this section of Broadway and reducing the road from four to three traffic lanes.
Broadway is already three lanes north of Central Street, and the state’s Broadway Viaduct replacement will convert the bridge to three lanes. So making this section of Broadway between Depot Avenue and Central Street a three-lane road would add consistency, reduce confusion and lane mergers, and therefore improve safety, according to traffic engineers.Read More

In 2014, the League of American Bicyclists recognized the City of Knoxville with a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award for the second time - and offered the City some suggestions to further promote bicycling in Knoxville.View the League of American Bicyclists suggestions [PDF].